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Season 1

1. Pilot  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 9/25/1982    Production Code: 0101

Edward Stratton III didn't even know that he had a son. Now his preteen son wishes to move in.

2. Boys Will Be Boys  

Community Score

7.0 Good 1
review
First aired: 10/2/1982    Production Code: 0104

Ricky's friend Derek moves into the neighborhood and convinces him that the only reason Edward doesn't punish him is because he doesn't love him.

3. Grandfather Stratton  

Community Score

8.3 Great
First aired: 10/9/1982    Production Code: 0103

Ricky wants to meet his grandfather.

4. Me & Mr. T  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 10/16/1982    Production Code: 0102

When Ricky is bullied at school, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again.

5. Takin' a Chance on Love  

Community Score

9.0 Superb
First aired: 10/23/1982    Production Code: 0106

Ricky gets his first taste of puppy love when a new girl named Sally Frumbel transfers to his school.

6. Evelyn Returns  

Community Score

7.2 Good
First aired: 10/30/1982    Production Code: 0107

Ricky's mother Evelyn arrives to challenge Edward for custody.

7. The Great Computer Caper  

Community Score

5.7 Mediocre
First aired: 11/6/1982    Production Code: 0109

Ricky goes on the run after hacking into a top secret government file.

8. I'm Just Wild About Harry  

Community Score

5.3 Mediocre
First aired: 11/13/1982    Production Code: 0111

Ricky and Derek find a lost orangutan in a cemetery, and Ricky wants to keep him.

Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Jason Bateman (Derek Taylor)

9. Honor Thy Father  

Community Score

7.2 Good
First aired: 11/20/1982    Production Code: 0112

Ricky forces Edward to attend a banquet honoring Edward II.

10. Father Nature  

Community Score

8.9 Great
First aired: 11/27/1982    Production Code: 0110

Ricky convinces Edward to take him camping so he can earn his badger paws.

11. A Little Magic  

Community Score

8.4 Great
First aired: 12/4/1982    Production Code: 0108

Convinced that Kate is in love with him, Ricky decides to set her up with Edward.

12. Falling in Love Again  

Community Score

7.2 Good
First aired: 12/11/1982    Production Code: 0113

Kate goes on a grudge date to make Edward jealous. It works and the two admit their feelings for each other in the middle of Carnegie Hall.

13. The Best Christmas Ever  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 12/18/1982    Production Code: 0115

Edward and Ricky play Santa to a family living in a cave on their property.

14. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World  

Community Score

8.6 Great
First aired: 1/8/1983    Production Code: 0114

After Derek saves his life Ricky is forced to pose as his date at a co-ed party.

15. Twelve Angry Kids  

Community Score

5.5 Mediocre
First aired: 1/15/1983    Production Code: 0105

Ox, the bully, (see Me and Mr. T) is in a wheelchair, and he takes Ricky to court for whiplash. Ricky insists that the jury be made up of twelve kids.

16. The Toy Wonder  

Community Score

8.8 Great
First aired: 1/22/1983    Production Code: 0116

Ricky pretends to like an obnoxious girl so Edward can hire her as a toy consultant.

17. Popcorn  

Community Score

7.7 Good
First aired: 2/5/1983    Production Code: 0118

Ricky volunteers Edward to buy 1000 bags of popcorn to send the band to Washington.

18. Junior Businessman  

Community Score

8.2 Great
First aired: 2/12/1983    Production Code: 0119

Edward gives Ricky an ice cream parlor to run for a week as a school assignment.

19. Three's a Crowd  

Community Score

8.7 Great
First aired: 2/19/1983    Production Code: 0120

Ricky feels left out when Kate joins them on a ski trip.

20. The Empire Strikes Out  

Community Score

7.0 Good
First aired: 2/26/1983    Production Code: 0121

Edward II tries to get Kate to move to California so Edward will marry someone to expand the family fortune.

21. Won't You Go Home, Bob Danish?  

Community Score

5.0 Mediocre
First aired: 3/5/1983    Production Code: 0117

The man Kate once used to make Edward jealous (see Falling In Love Again) crashes his airplane in the Stratton's backyard to impress her.

22. The 'X' Team  

Community Score

7.3 Good
First aired: 4/30/1983    Production Code: 0122

Kate catches Ricky, JT and Freddy watching an x-rated movie while Edward is sleeping.

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